Ep 092. From Craving Community to Creating It: Carey’s Story (Inside the Adventurous Reinvention Experience)

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Carey, a past student of the Adventurous Reinvention Experience, to talk about what it looked like for her to go all in on building community during a major life transition, and how that decision changed everything.

Carey didn’t come into this experience needing backpacking skills. She came in craving connection, friendship, and a sense of belonging during a season where everything in her life felt uncertain.

And instead of waiting for that community to magically appear… She created it.

Inside this conversation, we talk about:

• What it looked like to navigate a major life transition and choose something new
• The fear of not belonging (and what actually happened instead)
• How she built real, meaningful friendships before the backpacking trip even started
• The unexpected ways adventure can accelerate connection and growth
• What happened after the experience—new friendships, new adventures, and even a new identity as a climber

This is such a powerful example of what becomes possible when you stop waiting… and start saying yes to the life you actually want.

💛 If You’re Craving Something More…

If you’ve been feeling the pull for more connection, more adventure, or a different kind of summer… The Adventurous Reinvention Experience is exactly where we explore that.

It’s a 4-month experience where we blend:

• Personal growth + reinvention coaching
• Outdoor skills + physical training
• Deep community with other women
• And a life-changing backpacking adventure to bring it all together

If something in this episode resonated with you, you can learn more and join the waitlist for our next experience, which opens SOON!

There are only 36 spots available in the 2026 cohort.

👉 Join the Waitlist at shedreamsofalpine.com/are so you don't miss a single update when doors open in April.

Connect with Carey:

• You can connect with Carey through her website at wellnessworthliving.com and reach out via her contact page.
• She also shares her story of hiking the John Muir Trail with her daughter at parentingoffthegrid.net.

Where to learn more about the host, Allison:

• She Dreams of Alpine Blog (shedreamsofalpine.com)
• Instagram @shedreamsofalpine